Not A Shock: The Only Gay Pride Event In The Arab Middle East Has Been Canceled

It may come as no surprise, but the Arab Middle East’s only gay pride event has been canceled and its organizer has been arrested.

According to the BBC, Beirut Pride was a first-of-its-kind event, but after it was held only once — last year — authorities pressured the group’s organizer to end his event, arresting him at one of Beirut Pride’s parties and forcing him to spend a night in jail before demanding he sign a pledge ending Pride Week and canceling Beirut Pride altogether.